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SOMERVILLE – Mayor Katjana Ballantyne is announcing that the City of Somerville, and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), have successfully reached a collective bargaining agreement that will provide better wages and benefits for these essential public safety employees. Continue reading City of Somerville Announces Agreement Increasing School Crossing Guard Pay and Benefits
Study’s Findings Will Inform City’s Work to Help Small Businesses Navigate Potential Gentrification Continue reading Somerville Releases Strategic Study to Help Small Businesses Avoid Commercial Displacement
Obituary
Daly, Genevieve L. “Gene” (Bennett) Of Somerville, passed away on Wednesday, December 20th after a brief illness. She was 90.
Continue reading Somerville/Medford Remembering This Week’s QUOTABLE QUOTES On Beacon Hill
By Bob Katzen
“Mass Department of Transportation is excited to be taking this step toward a brighter future for our environment and for ourselves with the installation of a state-wide network of reliable fast-charging stations for electric vehicles. Fast-charging stations at convenient locations along major roads will absolutely lead to reduced air pollution, fewer gas-guzzling cars on our roads, and a willingness by people to make smarter choices which will help combat climate change.” Continue reading This Week’s QUOTABLE QUOTES On Beacon Hill
By Bob Katzen
A public hearing was held on Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office’s recently proposed regulations cracking down on hidden junk fees. The proposed rules would require upfront total pricing of any items and services, disclosure about the nature and purpose of fees and taxes and make it easier for consumers to cancel trial offers and renewal fees. Continue reading JUNK FEES
By Bob Katzen
UMass announced that the top 10 percent of the state’s future community college graduates will receive a minimum of $5,000 per year if they enroll at one of the four college campuses in Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth and Lowell.
Continue reading SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TOP 10 PERCENT OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE GRADUATES
By Bob Katzen
Another bill before the Judiciary Committee would give local law enforcement agencies the authority to obtain criminal offender record information (CORI), including sealed records, for people who volunteer at an organization primarily engaged in providing activities or programs to children 18 years of age or younger. Continue reading BACKGROUND CHECKS ON VOLUNTEERS (H 1622)
By Bob Katzen
The Judiciary Committee held a hearing on a bill that would require that a driver’s car be impounded for not less than 12 hours following their arrest for operating under the influence, regardless of whether the arrestee has consented to a blood alcohol test. Continue reading IMPOUND VEHICLE OF DRUNK DRIVERS (H 1583)
The SomerViva: Office of Immigrant Affairs, in collaboration with Saint Benedict Church, warmly invite you to a festive Three Kings Celebration. Mingle, enjoy refreshments, and explore a variety of community partner and city department resource tables offering valuable information and services to support and empower our community. Continue reading Three Kings Celebration, January 7
Express your artistic side with a paint by numbers kit provided by the library! Ages 8-11 welcome. Continue reading Paint by Numbers for Kids, December 29
This year the City of Somerville was named a 2023 Digital Inclusion Trailblazer by the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA), joining 46 municipal, county, and regional governments recognized for paving the way for digitally inclusive communities across the US. Continue reading Somerville Named One of Nation’s Digital Inclusion Trailblazers
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the City of Somerville’s Office of Strategic Planning & Community Development (OSPCD) are announcing the release of Mitigating Commercial Displacement in Somerville, MA, a study commissioned by Somerville’s Economic Development team, and authored by graduate students from the Rappaport Greater Boston Advanced Applied Field Lab and the Bloomberg-Harvard Cities Field Lab at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Continue reading Somerville Releases Strategic Study to Help Small Businesses Avoid Commercial Displacement
The City of Somerville’s Department of Racial and Social Justice (RSJ) is seeking six community members to join the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan Task Force. Continue reading Join the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan Task Force
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne recently announced that the City of Somerville and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) have successfully reached an agreement to provide better wages and benefits for Somerville crossing guards. Highlights from the new contract terms include a 20 percent pay increase from $20 to $24/an hour and paid sick leave benefits. Continue reading City of Somerville Announces Agreement Increasing School Crossing Guard Pay and Benefits
The Somerville community is invited to attend the 2024 Inauguration celebration on Tuesday, January 2. At the Inauguration your elected officials get sworn in for their two-year terms in office, followed by addresses from the Mayor, President of the City Council, and Chair of the School Committee. Continue reading You’re Invited to the 2024 City of Somerville Inauguration Ceremonies
Obituary
Mr. Toi Van Ngo passed away at his Medford home; surrounded by his devoted family on December 21, 2023, he was 96. Born and raised in Bac Ninh, Vietnam he was the son of the late Loi Van Ngo and Dau Thi Nguyen.
The beloved husband of the late Hien Kim Do, he was the father of nine children and grandfather of many loving grandchildren and great grand children.
Visiting Hours will be held in the George L. Doherty Funeral Home, 855 Broadway (Powder House Sq.) Somerville on Friday, December 29th from 4:00PM to 8:00PM.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in Saint Clement Church – Blessed Andrew Phu Yen Parish, on Saturday, December 30th at 10:00AM. Relatives and friends invited to attend. Continue reading Somerville/Medford Remembering Toi Van Ngo
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